Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Gold Arm Ring
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Gold Finger Ring
- King Edward I and York
- The York Hoard
- The York Observatory
- St Crux's Church
- The County Court House
- Mary Ward
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Clifford's Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Minster in the 19th Century